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Big bang flashgun to snap atomic anatomy
THIS WEEK: 13:34 09 October 2009 | 13 comments
A plasma soup that dominated the early universe could create flashes brief enough to take snapshots of the inside of atomic nuclei
'Deep space' mission is frontrunner in NASA review
23:13 08 October 2009 | 60 comments
A proposal to send astronauts to visit asteroids and orbit Mars gets top marks in preliminary ratings by the White House panel reviewing NASA's future
Blasted into space from a giant air gun
13:26 07 October 2009 | 67 comments
A gigantic gun could launch cargo into space more cheaply than conventional rockets